Help Victims of Japan Floods and Typhoon Jebi

It's nearly a year after the devastating floods followed by Typhoon Jebi and the unprecedented heatwave. Peace Winds has been steadily supporting the needs of the vulnerable, affected communities of Mabi town and Kure-city in Hiroshima prefecture. 

In Mabi, just outside of Kurashiki, Peace Winds provided medical supplies to the 12 medical clinics Peace Winds also supplied electronic medical record and data management systems to each of the clinics. Although some victims still remain in temporary shelters, many have returned home. Peace Winds has been working with earthmoving machinery and with a local NGOs to remove mud, sand from the homes and also assist with rehabilitation of the homes. The communities of Mabi and Kure have been focusing on "revitalization" with local residents and businesses trying to "reconnect and rebuild" for the betterment of all residents.  

Peace Winds has been providing assistance for childcare enabling parents to have a break, as well as focus on rebuilding their homes, shops, and businesses. At the Mimyou Nursery in Koyaura, Saka-cho, the head of the nursery said, "Just some months before the floods, we had just concluded overall renovation. We lost everything but some few items. Now we've moved temporarily to a neighboring primary school, assuming the reconstruction of the new building is completed within this year." Peace Winds is providing staff time, and games and play equipment to Mimyou and several other nurseries.

Since March 2019, Peace Winds working with Kure and Mabi have been targeting disaster preparedness, both policies and procedures. The communities are very receptive knowing that this unprecedented flood and heat wave may again strike, and disaster preparedness saves lives and costs.

We wish to express our thanks for the contributions to assist those affected by the Western Japan floods and Typhoon Jebi.